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It's Not about the Pumpkin!
Here are five first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story along with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Written in …
Capturing Joy
Maud Lewis was born into a loving Nova Scotia family who accepted her physical limitations. When her parents died and she was forced to find her own way in the world, she married …
When We Go Camping
In this beautifully illustrated book, one busy family finds lots to do from sun up to sunset. At the campsite, there's wood to chop for the fire and fish to catch. And there's lots …
I Came As a Stranger
Chronicles the history of the Underground Railroad from the Canadian perspective, with emphasis on Ontario and including a time line and a listing of historic sites.
Season of Rage
The last place in North America where black people and white people could not sit down together to share a cup of coffee in a restaurant was not in the Deep South. It was in the …
The Bambino and Me
It's 1927, and ten-year-old George Henry Alexander is full of the joys of summer: long days, warm nights and baseball, especially the greatest player in the game: Babe Ruth--the …
The Hockey Sweater
In the days of Roch's childhood, winters in the village of Ste. Justine were long. Life centered around school, church, and the hockey rink, and every boy's hero was Montreal …
Monsterology
Gathers together fifteen scary critters, ranging from Dracula and Golem to Frankenstein and Baba Yaga, providing facts, real history, imagined history, and lots of jokes to make …
The Swallow: A Ghost Story
A classic ghost story with twists and turns: a spooky house, a malevolent spirit and two plucky heroines. In 1960s Toronto, two girls retreat to their attics to escape the …
Stealing Home
A powerful novel of racial tension, baseball, and Jackie Robinson takes readers to 1947 Brooklyn where nine-year-old Joey Sexton--a Yankees fan who is of mixed race--must live with …
No One Must Know
Chosen for inclusion in the reading list for the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award It is 1957 and Alexandra's immigrant family is living the North American dream. Her …